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Chunlin Liu, known as Runqin (courtesy name), was the last ranking-number-one scholar of imperial examinations. Liu specialized in calligraphy. His standard scripts is well-recognized by artists and collectors. Liu spent two years in Hosei University, Tokyo. After returning from Japan in 1907, Liu served as a member of Advisory Parliament. He refused to work with Xiaoxu Zheng (1860-1938, a supporter of restoring the last emperor, Puyi) but chose to work with three presidents in the beginning of the Republic of China (Shikai Yuan (1859-1916), Shichang Xu (1855-1939), and Kun Cao (1862-1938)). In his late life, Liu lived in Beijing and spent most of his time on writing poems and calligraphy.